Although she was mistreated at a puppy, Dak certified at 18 months, and searched tirelessly for a little over 5 years. She deployed on 162 searches, almost surpassing her Aunt Deja’s record of 165, but in much less time. Before 2 years of age, she was fully certified and continued as my SAR partner until her death.

Continuing the tradition of boxers in CARDA, Deja certified at 1.5 years and deployed on over 160 searches , Deja was the recipient of Honorable Mention for the AKC’s ACE award for Search and Rescue in 2008. Deja contributed another 2 years to finding lost or deceased people.